8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 161 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from George CASTELLANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George CASTELLANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee Anchor | green | “substantial evidence is such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” | 42 |
| 2 | Jose Archie DIAZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee | green | “credibility determinations are peculiarly the province of the finder of fact, and we will not upset such determinations when supported by substantial evidence.” | 37 |
| 3 | Mary Hope CASIAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee | green | “substantial evidence is such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” | 31 |
| 4 | George CASTELLANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee | green | “such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” | 30 |
| 5 | Mary E. EVANS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley E. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee | green | “must include all (and only) those impairments borne out by the evidentiary record” | 7 |
| 6 | Robert ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee | green | “may overturn such a credibility determination only when there is a conspicuous absence of credible evidence to support it,” | 7 |
| 7 | Mary E. EVANS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley E. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee | green | “the established rule that such inquiries must include all (and only) those impairments borne out by the evidentiary record” | 4 |
| 8 | Jacobs v. Chater | green | “inability to pay for treatment does not necessarily preclude an alj from considering the failure to seek medical attention in credibility determinations, especially where the claimant could apparently afford beer and cigarettes.” | 3 |
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